Operating device for coupling pins



Sept-11, 1923. 1,47,295

, .J. J ACKER OPERATING DEVICE FOR COUPLING PINS Filed Aug. 15 1921 fijigi 9- I6 12 [/7 j z /7 n nes .w ni re leis JULIUS J. ASHER, 0F CHICIeGD, ILLIZEGIS; KEVIN D. ACKEL-t ADMINISTRATOR OFSAID JULIUS ACKER. DECEASED, ASSXGNGR 0T1 Gi l HALF TO GEORGE E. GGQD'WIN, 6F

CHIt'IAGs ILLINOIS.

QPERATING DEVICE EOE CQULLIWG PINS.

Application filled August 3.5, 3.9321. Serial No. 492.228.

To all whom it may coazcem:

Be it known that I, JULIUS J. Agnes, e citizen of the United Stetes, and a resident of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, have invented certain new and useful improvements in O crating Devices for Coupling Pins, of whic 1 the following is o, specification.

The present invention relates to devices for operating the locking devices or pins of railway car couplings and seeks to provide a simple, inexpensive construction will not bind or become bent or broken by the movements of the coupling with respect to the car body. The invention consists in the features of improvement hereinafter set forth, illustrated in the accompanying drawing-end more particularly pointed out in the op ended claims.

n thedrewings- Figs; 1 and 2 are side and end elevations respectively of portions of the oer body and coupling with the present improvementapplied thereto.

Figs. 3 and 4 are elevations at right angles to each other of the connecting link between the locking device or pin of the car coupling and its operating lever.

Fig. 5 is a view' similar to Fig. Q with the parts of, the connecting link extended.

Fig. 6- is e section on the line 6-6 of F i '4. v 'lhe car coupling 10 is of common for-in and is provided with a locking device or pin 11 having aperforated upper end or eye. The operating member or lever for the pin preferably comprises a; rock shaft 12 journaled in bearing brackets 13 end 14 which are mounted upon the end of the car body 15. The shaft -or lever lies :1. depending arm or handle 16 at its outerend and an arm 1? at its inner end which projects horizontally from the end of the car body iTvcr the coupling l0.

Tln arm 17. has n perforated end r eye which is connected to the uppi end eye of the pin U by a link comprising relatively movable sections. The link sections are preferably formed of round iron or steel of suitable size and are preferably duplicates. One end portion of each link section is shaped to mm: a substantially circular hook 1 or eye 18 and the hooks of the link sections respectively engage the perforated ends or eyes of the lever arm 17 and of the coupling pin 11. The opposite end portions or shanks c5 19 or" the link sections overlap and extend tnrougn a connectingmember or sleeve 20 which is adapted iOlmllt the relative longitudinal movement of the linksections nnd also prevent excessive relative angular and co rotary movements thereof. i I Preferably, as shown. the shanks 19ers forged or otherwise so shaped that they are dncing the cross sectional ereeof the round rods from which the link sections are formed. 'lhoshanksextendthroughthe con-v necting sleeve 20 with their fhitsidesor faces.

in engagement and this sleeve can he COD-1 venicntly formed {of short section :of wrought iron or steel pipe. The latter; loosely tits upon the shonl s01 overlapping.

portions i9 of-the link sections and is adopt:

ed to cooperate with outturned lugs 2l-onj= the ends the shrinks to limit the relative longitudinal movement of the link sections The parts of the improved device czm'be very economically made and assembled. In:

esscmbliin'; the flexible connection between .0

the coupling pin and its operating lever, it is, I only necessary to leave the shank 19 of one of the link sections straightthroughout and bend its end to form :1 lug 21 after the, shanks have been inserted in the connecting; 5 sleeve 20. The connection formed hyt-he, link sections and coupling sleeve is, of course, free to swing in difierent plnnosthao.

is to say both transversely and longitudiit also cooperates ivith the half-round shanks to preventexcessive relative rotary movement of the link sections; in other words, the coupling sleeve is adapted to hold the link sections substantially in alignment and against substantially relative rotary movewent; so that the parts cannot twist into such a position that they will bind. At the same time the connection'between the link half-round in cross section as most clearly;- shown in Fig. 6, but preferably without-re- 55 link connection between said and not bring any hronl'in ihcrcon. Obviously, h 16 the lcver m I? will he. raised to tofu"; up hc lost motion lzctwccn ihe shanks of ihc lore anil on ncniling st? s 1 i mg llic nsnillc:

lorm incl I claim m i-nvention:---

1. The combination Willi iii)? in -king device of a mix-coupling; and af l l'fiill'lg lever thcrcfor, of an extensible v nim'ziblo i'ci 21ml said locking: device comprisingu. o smriiions and a member permanently conn snirl linl: sections and holding the szii'ni istnniislly in alincincnt and against siilr rotary movement but pcrm' gihnlinal movement t-hcrcoi, smlistzintinlly as ilcscrilmd.

2. Tho mmliinntion will: n car coupling locking pin and an opcruiiz 5 lover ihcrc'l or. of a frccly svvinging cxicnsiclc linh omprisin;' sections engaging said pin zlilii lcvcz' rcspcctivcly. flllLl a rigid n anhcr csrriiwl by and looscly engaging s21 link scciions and pcrmuncntly connoctin 1 "1c inn, nor-- initting n limirccl relative locsfi, iirlinci niovs- Inc-Iii thcrcof.

The combination iv-i ii car coupling locking: ilcvicc and an opem'iin lcvor thorofor. of an oxtcnsihleii eofy moving linl; comprising two sections having hook portions engaging said clovico and sail}, lover and ovcrlapping shan'kportions soil :1 slows substantially shorter than 4 shank non tions ziniil through which ii for are slicl able, said shank portions liming lugs their endsnrrsngccl lo engage saiil slccvc substantially as described.

4. Thecombinaition with n ooupling pin and its zip-crating lcvcn of freely swingin- "4; following comic-fling said pin and lever and cmn two ovcrlaoping sections anal a rigid. c we loosely surrounding and pornini'icntiy cnnncciing said sections and aclapiecl to l" (l the Sillllfi subs'ioniially in alignment against snbsian'lial rclativc. rota y 'mcnllm-t pcri'nitting 2i relative ion, incl; mi iris-"lenient thereof, substantially The, combination with 3, car coupling in and operating levcn oi an cxtensiblc,

v swinging link comprising sociions enwng said pin and. lQYBX respectively, said 1 ions liming overlapping shank portions, and. stops and logs at the opposite ends of said. shzinl: porlions anol a. sleeve relatively shorter 'than said shank poriions looscly monnfci ihcrcon not will! said lugs and substantially shorter than ssi l shank portions and loosely moun becl thereon lociwcen said lugs and scion-ted lo ooopecato thciswilh to permit a limited relative longiinilinal n'n'neincnt of saicl link sections andilOlLl the latter excessive relative an gnlmi and rotary movcrnmt-s, substantially l "bell. in cmnbinntion Witnj a coupling pin flil l its npcrziling lovor, of two link sections comprising: hook portions engaging said pin 21ml lcrcr rcspociivcly, and half-round overnit portions proviclecl with out aml :1v cylindrical sleeve sub- .1. V i stsntislly shorter than Sllfl shank portions loosely m unted thcrcon between said JEZ'JUS J. ACKER. 

